CubaPLUS Magazine Vol.40

CubaPlus, a decade old

Ten years seems simple to say, but when we’re talking about a publicationlike CubaPlus, which has the mission of promoting Cuba as a destinationfrom various angles, one must appreciate that each edition requires hardwork from a group of profesionnals who devote hours, days and nights tocreate each edition.

Dominic Soave, Canadian lover of Cuba, and executives of the PrensaLatina News Agency came up with the idea in 2006. Shortly thereafter, thefirst edition came to light, with Dominic as General Manager and with theessential and valuable contribution of PL as co-editor.

During these ten years, CubaPlus, in the opinion of its faithful readers,has brought the image of the real Cuba to the Canadian market, the mainemitter of tourists to the Island. It then expanded to Dominican Republic,Jamaica and Panama, where it now has representation.

CubaPlus Magazine’s editorial line includes tourism, culture, fashion, health,sports, education, Cuban cuisine, and business and tradition. It has publishedin its 100 pages important articles on various Cuban tourist destinations,different events, as well as important personalities related to the country’scultural and socio-economic life.

Among these personalities are important musicians such as X Alfonso,Chucho Valdés, Frank Fernández, Omara Portuondo, Descemer Bueno, IvetteCepeda and Laritza Bacallao, among many others. In addition, prestigiousplastic artists such as Juan Moreira, Alicia Leal, Carlos Trillo, Zayda del Cordially,Dominic Soave Río, Rigoberto Mena, Maykel Herrera, Alicia de la Campa andEsterio Segura, just to mention a few have also been covered byCubaPlus.

Photographers such as Korda, Raúl Corrales, both deceased,Camejo, Camilo Guevara, Laura Portilla, Liudmila López andLuis Mario Gel, among others, have been published in CubaPlus,as well as prominent designers such as Jacqueline Fumero,Carmen Fiol And Manolo González.

Cubaplus has been present at countless events in Cuba andabroad, including international tourism fairs, the HavanaInternational Fair, the Habano International Festival, the WineFestival, the International Craft Fair, the Drum Festival, Dancein Cuba, as well as the visits of important personalities to Cuba,such as that of Pope Francis, the President of the United States,Barak Obama, the Prime Minister of Quebec, Philippe Couillard,and most recently, Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau.

To all those people who in one way or another havecontributed, in Cuba, Canada and other countries, in supportof CubaPlus becoming a better publication every day and toour faithful readers, who are numbered at around eight millionthis past decade, we express our deepest gratitude for yourcontribution and loyalty.